Author: nick
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Apology to DA Katie Micks
By Roger Gitlin – March 24, 2021 I owe District Attorney Katie Micks an apology. Some weeks back, I expressed my extreme displeasure with DA Micks on what I perceived as “selective prosecution” of recently-resigned City Councilor Alex Campbell, in a FB post entitled, ” A Tale of Two Alex’s.”I contended the DN District Attorney…
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House Republican Introduces Austerity Bill to Kill ‘Zombie’ Government Programs
Credit to Jack Beyrer – MARCH 18, 2021 6:45 PM of The Washington Free Beacon Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) is set to introduce a bill Thursday to eliminate unauthorized government spending programs costing taxpayers billions. The bill, known as the Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act, would require Congress to reauthorize expiring federal spending programs every three…
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Senate Bill 668 needed to buy time for California families
By Jon Coupal – March 24, 2021 It’s hard to imagine anything more callous than the government sending a giant tax bill to a bereaved family, but thanks to Proposition 19, many California families will have that unfortunate experience. Prop. 19, which passed by a razor-thin margin in the November election, expanded a tax break…
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Birds of Del Norte County
By Donna Westfall March 22, 2021 – Picture credit to Birds of Del Norte and Curry County Facebook page Part of the natural beauty around Del Norte County are the huge variety of birds. Were you lucky enough to go around as a kid and have someone point out the different varieties of birds? Did…
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Government Overreach: What’s wrong with the Golden State?
By Roger Gitlin, March 20, 2021 Angela and I just returned from a two month cross country odyssey in our travel trailer. Our route took us south to 1-10 enroute to Jacksonville, Florida and returned on lots of backroads from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and returning via 1-40 thru Arkansas,…
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Government overreach harming our economy?
By Donna Westfall – March 20, 2021 Let me tell you a story about a man named Rusty. He and his family and friends have been vacationing in Crescent City at Shoreline RV Park for a month to six weeks for over 30 years. Several stays as long as two to three months. In the…
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Newsom recall organizers submit 2.1 million+ signatures
By Donna Westfall – March 19, 2021 – Credit to TAL AXELROD – 03/18/21 10:28 AM EDT of TheHill.com Now that more than enough signatures have been collected what happens next? Per reporter, Tal Azelrod, “The signatures now go to 58 county elections officials for verification. Should enough signatures be verified, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber…
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What’s an escape clause?
By Donna Westfall – March 18, 2021 How can we trust our government officials when they repeat the same stupid mistakes ….that cost (us) taxpayer’s money? In January 2019, the local tax association had under NEW BUSINESS the issue of a $160,000+ penalty for a contract Heather Snow, Director of Health & Human Resources negotiated…
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Accident at Last Chance Grade.
By Donna Westfall – March 26, 2021 Yesterday afternoon a tree fell at Last Chance Grade and injured three people. Jesse Salisbury of Del Norte and Curry County Scanner Feed was the first to notify us of this accident around 2 pm. “3 CalTrans contractors were hit by a tree and 1 was pinned to…
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Drug Sales with Loaded Firearm Arrest 3-15-2021
On 3-15-2021 at about 1740 hours Officers from the Crescent City Police Department (CCPD) responded to 665 L Street for a report of known female subject with a firearm. Management on scene had called for assistance in removal of the subject known as “Natalie” who was not a resident and was reportedly selling drugs in…